mcbmoreno Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 I was just reading some stuff about installing or reinstalling pickup covers (chrome ones) and it said that before you install them you have to dip the pickup in parafin wax. Is this true? If so how do you do it? After you dip the pickip in the wax is that it or do you have to clean off the pole pieces or anything else? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 not sure about whether you have to or not. But here is a tutorial on how to do so if you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbmoreno Posted November 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 Hey thanks for the quick reply. I got a pearly gates and a gibson paf off of ebay so they are definitly not new. Since they are used you think it is worth doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 im not sure, just wait for brian or somebody to come around and answer that one for ya. I don't think it could hurt re-potting them. But I'm no expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 When you add a cover you can have problems with the cover vibrating, which will be amplified and the wax is meant to keep it all solid. Ideally you should also ground the cover too, unless it is non-metalic. Either solder it to the rest of the pickup or solder in a short wire to ground. The covers will make the pickup slightly less sensitive, but I think they look better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbmoreno Posted November 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 OK, so it sounds like I should repot them. Im going for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 It is really an inexpensive way to make the pickup perform it's best anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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